A user is experiencing an issue with the Dawn 15.4.0 Shopify theme where size grid/variant buttons remain circular despite selecting the square shape option in theme settings.
Problem Details:
Theme setting changes are not reflecting on the product page
Buttons stay circular regardless of selected option
A screenshot was shared showing the issue
Status:
The user is seeking help to identify what might be preventing the shape changes from applying
Looking for others who may have encountered this same problem
No solutions or responses have been provided yet
Summarized with AI on November 25.
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I selected the option in my theme settings to change the size grid/variant buttons from circles to squares, but the shape isn’t changing on my product page. No matter what option I choose, the buttons stay circular.
Has anyone else had this issue, or know what might prevent the size grid shapes from updating?
This issue usually happens when your theme uses custom CSS or overrides that force the variant buttons to stay circular—even when you change the option in the theme settings.
Here are a few things you can check:
1. Check for Custom CSS
Sometimes a line of CSS like this can lock the shape:
border-radius: 50%;
If you added custom CSS (Theme → Edit Code → assets/theme.css or base.css), search for any border-radius on:
.variant-button
.swatch
.product-form__input
or anything similar
Try changing 50% to something like:
border-radius: 4px;
to make them appear square.
2. Check if the Variant Picker is Using a “Custom” Block
Some themes (like Dawn-derived themes or custom themes) override the default picker with a different component.
Look under:
If you see something like “Custom Swatch Picker” or “Buttons (Custom)” selected, that may ignore theme settings. Switching back to the default picker should fix the issue.
3. Cached Styles
If your theme uses CSS minification, you may simply be seeing cached versions.
Try:
Hard refresh (CTRL + F5)
Check on private mode/incognito mode
Try another device
If you’re comfortable sharing access
If you’d like, I can take a quick look at your theme structure and point you to the exact file that needs adjustment.
This worked, thank you. However, after setting the variants to a square shape, there are still gaps between the squares, and the sizes appear uneven some squares are larger while others are smaller. I want all the squares to be the exact same size, perfectly aligned, and connected with no gaps at all.
I’d also like to remove the pre-selected size variant so that no size is automatically chosen when a customer opens a product page.